… “Twenty-one in the last year, isn’t it?” the Manchester United manager asked. “If we were to get that number of penalty kicks there would be an inquiry in the House of Commons. There would be a protest.” Mancini leant back in his chair and delivered his riposte. “But I remember very well last year,” […]
Archive | 2012
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 16
Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 16 Gameweek 16 preview: Will Black Cats bring good luck? If a team is playing badly then can Fantasy bosses trust their players on a double Gameweek? We’re about to find out. Sunderland have won just one of their last nine games, a run which […]
The Return of the King
Henry has told Arsenal that he wants to return to the Emirates Stadium and the Londoners are now thrashing out an agreement with his club, New York Red Bulls, on the terms of the deal. The key sticking point is the length of the loan, with Arsene Wenger keen to have the 35-year-old for as […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 15
Our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their picks for Gameweek 15. Gameweek 15 preview: The case for the defence – Volume II After our Gameweek 8 focus on some of the men who ply their trade at the back, the case for the defence has been reopened ahead of a weekend which is likely to […]
Ronaldo a strength or a weakness?
Ronaldo is an extraordinary and remarkable footballer, but does his way of playing become a weakness for opponents to exploit? …Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal stats are preposterous: 165 in 164 games since he joined Real Madrid in 2009. Physically he is monstrous: he has an explosive pace but also balance and deftness; he is strong enough […]
Redknapp has a point to prove at QPR
It’s difficult to tell who will be the most relieved party after QPR moved to replace Mark Hughes with Harry Redknapp in the most predictable managerial change of the season. …Redknapp knows that at 65, the opportunity to take over at QPR may be the last top-flight role in his career. He will also feel […]
Fantasy Football – Gameweek 14
Games are coming thick and fast now with football fans getting an extra treat with action during midweek. Gameweek 14 is already upon us and our friends over at Fantasy Yirma provide their selections. Gameweek 14 preview: Time for some Silva service? The first solely midweek Gameweek of the season could be one to separate the […]
How Eric Cantona changed Manchester United
Eric Cantona: 20 years on from the phone call that changed football Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were a mess before the arrival of a mercurial Frenchman from Leeds 20 years ago. When the Premier League was introduced in 1992, Sir Alex Ferguson described it as “a piece of nonsense” that sold supporters “right down […]
Pep Guardiola the perfectionist
The former Barcelona manager would get guarantees denied others at Stamford Bridge but would he really fit there? The day Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Barcelona he walked out of the Camp Nou offices, gathered the media round him and let rip. “The philosopher broke my heart,” he spat. The philosopher was Pep Guardiola and the phrase […]
Why Rafael Benítez may never be accepted by Chelsea fans
Affection remains for Roberto Di Matteo at Stamford Bridge, making it a tough introduction for ‘Rafa the Blue’ Rafael Benítez pretended to busy himself with the seating arrangements on his bench, Roman Abramovich staring out impassively from his box high up in the west stand while the mutiny rippled round the arena. Neither betrayed a […]
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